Gold King

The Gold King is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,003 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Gold King
Secondary: Olaf Olsen
Secondary: Frank Gustafson
Secondary: Hans Anderson
Secondary: Gold King Mining Co.
Secondary: Columbia Glacier

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MINE ACTIVE 1911-1914. NO PRODUCTION RECORDS AVAILABLE. Workings consist of 3 adits: No. 1 Tunnel (Saddlevein) - 152.4 m. of drifts and cressents 18.3 m. winze, 27.4 m. of drifts at bottom of winze. No. 2 Tunnel - 201.2 m. of cressent, 106.7 m. of drifts, and a 18.3 cressent. No. 3 Tunnel - 18.3 cressent, 16.8 m. of drifts, opeuants, and stripping.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-055

Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B592k pp. 237-238

Reference (Deposit): B622c p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B622j pp. 152, 157, 183-185

Reference (Deposit): B642g pp. 143-145

Reference (Deposit): B649 p. 61

Reference (Deposit): MLA62-82 24 pp.

Reference (Deposit): B649 p. 61.

Reference (Deposit): OF80-892B

Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality V-63).

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 pp. 40, 52

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 46

Reference (Deposit): B662h pp. 190, 192

Reference (Deposit): MR86-1B

Reference (Deposit): B692g p. 151

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 33

Reference (Deposit): B755a pp. 28-29

Reference (Deposit): MIRL 27 p. 104-105

Reference (Deposit): MF438

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 66, 68.

Reference (Deposit): B642c pp. 16-17.

Reference (Deposit): OF79-1241 167 pp.

Reference (Deposit): MR32

Reference (Deposit): OF82-1029 33 pp.

Reference (Deposit): B1139 363 pp.

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